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Brazil officially declared neutrality on August 4, 1914. At the beginning of the war, although neutral, it faced a complicated social and economic situation. The Brazilian economy was largely based on exports of agricultural products such as coffee, latex, and very limited industrial manufacturing.
Human rights in Brazil include the right to life and freedom of speech; and condemnation of slavery and torture. The nation ratified the American Convention on Human Rights . [ 1 ] The 2017 Freedom in the World report by Freedom House gives Brazil a score of "2" for both political rights and civil liberties; "1" represents the most free, and "7 ...
In Brazil, the National Truth Commission (Portuguese: Comissão Nacional da Verdade) [1] investigated human rights violations of the period of 1946–1988 [1] - in particular by the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from April 1, 1964 to March 15, 1985. The commission lasted for two years and consisted of seven members. [1]
Brazil's intention to build nuclear reactors with West Germany's help created tensions with the U.S. which did not want to see a nuclear Brazil. After the election of Jimmy Carter as president, a greater emphasis was put on human rights. The new Harkin Amendment limited American military assistance to countries with human rights violations ...
A Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission formed in 1999 and reported in 2002. [3] Norway Truth and Reconciliation Commission Panama The Panama Truth Commission (Comisión de la Verdad) was established in 2000 and reported that the former military regime had engaged in torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment ...
The book became later one of the largest data sources for the Brazilian National Truth Commission, basically for financial reparation, as it is not possible to legally charge any state member in Brazil for human rights crimes that occurred from 1961 until 1979 due to the 1979 Amnesty law. The book was kept secret for five years under the ...
Volkswagen asked for more time to analyse documentation alleging human rights violations on a farm it owned in Brazil between 1974-1986, according to minutes of an administrative hearing on the ...
In addition to the functions of the Commission set forth in Section 12 of the Act and the investigation into complaints of violation of human rights by a public servant or negligence in the prevention of such violations, the Commission also studies treaties and international instruments on human rights and advises the Government on their ...